Clothes-display rack.



T. F. GRAHAM.- CLOTHES DISPLAY RACK. APPLICATION FILED SBPT.18, 1914 Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

Witnesses Attorneys THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. FHOTC-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. 11 C.

THOMAS E. GRAHAM, or 'rAMrA, FLORIDA.-

GIlOTHES-DISPLAY RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 9,1915.

Application filed. September 18, 1914. Serial No. 862,372.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS F. GRAHAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tampa, in the county of Hillsboro and State of Florida, have invented a new and useful Clothes-Display Rack, of which the follow.

ing is a specification.

The present invention appertains to display racks, and aims to provide a novel and improved display rack for suits or other garments. V

The present invention contemplates the provision of a display rack of unique construction, whereby the same may support parallel rows of suits or other garments, and whereby the rows may be separated in a convenient manner, to enable the garments to be cleaned or dusted readily, and to enable them to be properly examined, and the sleeves straightened out and the like. a

As a more specific object, thisinventioll aims to provide arms pivotally carried by a bracket, in combination with novel means for holding the arms parallel to thereby hold the garment hangers in parallel rows,

the said means being operable to enable the arms to be swung apart or separated for the purposes intended.

It is also within the scope of this invention to provide a clothes display rack of the nature indicated, which will be comparatively simple, substantial and inexpensive in construction, as well as being convenient, practical, serviceable and efficient in its use.

.Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed canbe made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved rack. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, part of the standard being broken away. Fig. 3 is an end view of the rack. Fig. l is an enlarged sectional detail taken on the line of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional detail taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1.

The rack embodies a single standard or upright, which is preferably mounted for rotation in any suitable manner (not shown),and which carrles a bracket 2 embodying the sections 3 projecting'in oppo' site directions and having] their adjacent ends bolted or otherwise clamped together, as at a, to'embrace the standard 1 for supporting thebracket firmly in place, and to enable the bracket to be easily applied and removed.

The free endsof the bracket sections 3 each carry two supporting arms 5 which have their adjacent ends defiexed ordownturned, as at 5 and journaled through the free end portion of the section 3, cotter pins or other retaining elements 6 being engaged through the portions 5? and bushings 6 being preferably disposed between the cotte'r pins or retaining elements 6 and the sections 3. Thus, the supporting arms 5 are adapted to swing in horizontal planes, and

are adapted'to have hung in therefrom, a.

plurality or. series of clothes hangers H.

The supporting arms 5 at the opposite sides of the bracket .2 are adapted to, be

swung into parallelism, whereby the adjacent arms 5 at the opposite sides will aline, to hold the opposite sets or series of hangers parallel, for convenient display of the clothes or garments. To this end, the sections 8 are provided with upstanding transerse lugs 7 which serve as stops for limit ing the movement of the arms 5 toward each other and to arrest the inward movement of the arms 5 when they are swung parallel. The stops 7, however, will not prevent the arms 5 from being swung outwardly, Whereby the arms of each pairmay be swung apart or separated.

In order to hold the arms 5 of each pair parallel, their free ends are connected by a detachable tie or cross rod 8 which has the terminal eyes 9 resting against the free ends ofthe supporting arms 5, while bolts or other securing members 10 are engaged through the eyes 9 and take into the free ends of the arms 5 for securing the tie or blnder rod 8 in place and which will enable one or both ends of the same to be detached. Thus, when the free ends of the arms 5 are connected by the tie bars or yokes 8, the arms 5 will be held parallel, and will also be held against the stops 7 to prevent the arms from swinging.

A pair of, ridged hangers 11 are suspended from each tie rod 8 adjacent the ends or eyes 9 thereof, and carry a yoke 12 at their lower'ends which yoke has its end portions projecting beyond the hangers 11 and bent angularly as at 13, to provide handles for rotating the rack in displaying the clothes or garments. The handles are thus suspended from the tie rods 8 and are adapted'l to be attached to and removed from the arms 5 with the said tie rod 8.

In use, when the rods are assembled as seen in, the drawing, the hangers 8 may be readily applied to the supporting arms 5 for displaying, the garments or clothes in parallel rows, either within a case or cabi net, or outside thereof. Since the two rows of the clothes or garments suspended from. the parallel arms v of the clothes or garments from being readily reached for .the purpose of'cle aning, dusting, examination or the like, it would ordinarily be necessary to remove the hang: ers H. for this purpose. However, with the present invention, when it is desired to have access "to the inner portions of the clothes or garments, the tie or binder rods 8 are detached from one or both arms. 5 of the two pairs, whereby the arms 5 may be swung.

apart as indicated in dotted lines, in :Fig. 1.

This will enable accessto' be had to both sides ofthe s'ev eral series of clothes or gar ments, for facilitating the cleaning or dusting of the clothes from the shoulders down, for the purpose ofstraightening out the Coptes of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by audres WashingtonfDJ."

prevent the inner portions sleeves, and thelike. It is not necessary to remove the hangers 8 from the arms 5, when cleaning" the clothes after the arms have been swung apart, and which saves time and 1 trouble.

7 After the suits or garments have been;

cleaned, or the like, the arms5 may again be swung parallelwith each other, against the'stops 7 and the tie rods 8 may be re--- attached to the free endsof the arms 5 for v holding the entire structure rigid with the arms 5 pai allel.

*Having thus described the invention,

what is claimed as new is A display] rack embodying 'a standard, a

bracket secured thereto 1 and projecting in opposite directions therefrom, two hangersupporting arms pivoted to each end of the bracket, thefarms being arranged in .pairs at the opposite sides of the bracket, the

bracket having stops for limiting the movement of the r-arm's of'each pair toward eachother, and tie rods detachably engaged to thef'free ends of the arms ofthe respective pairs for holding the arms against the stops. h oin as my'own, have hereto aflixed my signa that I claim sing the .Go'mmissioner of Patents, 

